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Saturday = QT with the yard

June 12, 2010 1 Comment

Happy Saturday!

Early this morning I got a call from my dad saying he was on his way over to help me trim my trees in my backyard. So I quickly dove into the breakfast cookie I made yesterday. I think if you approach eating a breakfast cookie with the expectation that it will have the texture of an actual cookie you will be disappointed. I took two bites and put it back in the fridge–the moist texture just wasn’t doing it for me.

I quickly threw together an eggwich (1 egg (yolk poked), multi grain english muffin, squirt o’ ketchup). As the eggwich was wrapping up, I decided to give the breakfast cookie a second go. I cleared my head of thoughts of chocolately cookies and approached it with an open mind. This actually worked! The breakfast cookie is moist and slightly chewy–and I think you could really play around with the things you mix in to make it an A+ breakfast. I think I might actually pop the rest of the cookie into the oven later — just to see if it would get me the texture of an actual cookie 😉

Breakfast sammy:

Eggwich Stats:185 calories, 29g carbs, 6g fat, 10g protein, 5g fiber

Breakfast cookie stats (stats are for whole cookie — I only ate 1/3): 303 calories, 31g carbs, 12g fat, 22g protien 8g fiber

Back to the yard — I don’t know what happened this year, but my yard hit a major growth spurt. It seemed over the course of one weekend all the plants and trees in my yard just exploded with new growth. The trees in the backyard were so overgrown that they were actually laying on the house. I couldn’t even see out the kitchen window! Slowly but surely, I’m getting the yard into shape for cookout season.

After a couple of hours of work in the yard I was famished. My doctor tells me I am hypoglycemic, which basically means I have low blood sugar. There really isn’t anything you can do for low blood sugar–other than regulate your food intake and make sure you eat frequent nutritious meals.

Up until this year, I never really took the time to plan out my meals and snacks for the day. I would hardly eat anything in the mornings so that I could over indulge at lunch. If I hit a lull where my blood sugar bottomed out, I’d chug a can of coke to get it to spike back up quickly. Obviously, this is not the right approach and it was not good for my body.

Now I make sure to take the time to plan out what I am going to eat each day. I usually sit down the night before and enter everything into MyFitnessPal to make sure I’m not over or underdoing anything. Though I don’t always stick to the plan to a T, I at least have healthy foods on hand to keep me energized and my blood sugar stable throughout the day.

I don’t always do as good of a job eating regularly on the weekends. When I’m out and about, food sometimes gets pushed to the wayside. This is especially true when I am working on the yard.

By the time I stopped to eat today I was shaking so bad I could barely hold the camera! I quickly threw together a wrap using some leftover turkey and ham, tomato, onion, banana peppers, hot sauce, and 1/2 a Joseph’s lavash bread.

Yes, I even had to take a bite before taking the picture!

I think I’ll try out the turkey burger recipe I posted earlier in the week for dinner. I’m really craving a big juicy burger and some fries right now. We’ll see what I can whip up 🙂

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Who doesn’t love a big package?

June 10, 2010 No Comments

Netrition order arrived!!! Yay for flat-rate UPS shipping!!!

Breakdown of the goods:

Mama Lupe’s Low-Carb Tortillas
Dixie Diner Carb Counters Soy Rocks plus Flax Bars (1 Crunchy Apple, 1 Crunchy Caramel Chocolate, 1 Crunchy Chocolate)
Nutritious Living Hi-Lo Cereal, Maple Pecan
Joseph’s Middle East Bakery Reduced Carb/Flax, Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Pita Bread
Joseph’s Middle East Bakery Reduced Carb/Flax, Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Lavash Bread
Bell Plantation Chocolate PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter

Can’t wait to try out all these goodies!

The Jewelry Party went really well! I always feel really happy and empowered when I get together with a group of women. Through my job, I get the opportunity to work with Akron’s Knowledgeable Network of Women, but outside of work I don’t have a ton of women-only time these days. While the Jewelry party was fun, I wish there was something I could do to get a group of women together without the enticement of having to buy a product.

Here’s some pics of the grub:

Separately, it may sound odd but I felt kinda guilty for getting free jewelry based on my friends’ purchases. Yes it offset the cost of the food and drinks, but that’s the sort of thing I like doing for friends without expecting anything in return. Maybe I’m just weird — but regardless I don’t think I’ll have any sort of jewelry/tupperware/purse/candle etc parties in the future, but I’ll definitely have to think of another type of get together for my lady friends.

I was so exhausted from the party that I didn’t spend a ton of time on my meals today. At least I’m going to get to try out a new recipe for dinner tonight 😀

B1 – After my success with the Luna Bar earlier this week, I was pumped to try a new breakfast bar so I decided to go with the Dixie Diner Carb Counters Soy Rocks plus Flax Bars in Crunchy Chocolate….

I took approximately 1.5 bites before tossing the rest in the trash! I felt like I was eating a chocolate scented tire.

🙁 Two thumbs down Dixie Diner… Two thumbs down.

B2 = Oats and fruits!

L: I decided to use up some of the party leftovers and make a lavash sandwich with the new lavash bread I ordered from netrition– a lavawich if you will 😉 . You may be asking, what the heck is lavash? Well my friends, It’s basically a really thin flat bread. I loaded it up with some turkey/ham, and a ton of sprouts, tomatoes, onions, and half a laughing cow french onion wedge.

Check out the height on this sucker:

The bread doesn’t have much taste to it (which is actually good–most low carb products have a funky after taste). I think what I like most about this bread is the sheer size of it. My sandwich was on half of the lavash–but I think I’ll try making a monster flat bread pizza with it this weekend.

Stats on the Lavash: 1/2 of one lavash has 50 calories, 7g carbs, 3g dietary fiber, 5g protein

Man… can’t wait for the weekend to get here! Goal this weekend is to not spend any money — which is good because I could really use a low-key R&R couple of days!

Dinner plan this evening is to try out the stuffed peppers I posted earlier in the week and make some roasted broccoli. I’m really getting sick of frozen steamed veggies, that is for darn sure!

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Fervent Foodie – Golden Rule

June 8, 2010 1 Comment

Dinner tonight needed to be super quick because I have a crap ton to get done before the party tomorrow! I bought the new MorningStar Lasagna with Sausage Style Crumbles a while back, and it’s just been chillin in the freezer since then (get it? 😉 )

The Lasgana was pretty good – but when I flipped the box over and saw the crazy long list of ingredients I was shocked! The ingredients list is extreme. Had I checked out the back of the box before buying, I would have put this frozen entre back on the shelf.

Jewelry Party

All week I have hemmed and hawed over what to make for the jewelry party I am hosting. Usually at these types of get togethers, the host sets out tons of tempting goodies that would not typically fit into my work-week diet. Don’t get me wrong — I love to partake in all the indulging, but I always feel a little guilty afterward for eating 3 pounds of cheese and sampling every dessert on the spread.

Since I am hosting this particular get together, not only would I be indulging at the actual party but I’d also be left with tons of scrumptious goodies tempting me throughout the rest of the week. Ughhhh….

So with all this in mind, I decided to go with the Golden Rule methodology. Do unto others as you would have done unto you… or in Fervent Foodie language: feed others what you would like to be fed. So, the plan is to keep my menu for the party as simple and healthy as possible. Things that I would eat on a normal day, and that I would not feel guilty about eating as leftovers for the rest of the week.

Here’s what’s on the agenda:

Mini sandwiches (whole grain bread, turkey or ham, cheese, lots of veggies)
Carrots, tri-color peppers, light veggie dip, hummus
Cucumbers Provencal
Strawberries & Cream (dang I hope mine look this good!)

Hope my guests aren’t disappointed by this healthy(er) menu–I know I won’t be 😀

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Slumber party in the Cleve

June 6, 2010 No Comments

A few friends headed up to Cleveland tonight for a slumber party! We broke up the meals between us all, and we made the dinner.

On the menu:

Grilled chicken
Corn on the cob
Bruschetta
Big ole salad

Bruschetta is one of our absolute favorite appetizers to order when we go out to eat. Here’s the recipe I use as a starting point: Double Tomato Bruschetta

I don’t make too many modifications to this recipe, except for doubling the tomatoes and most of the seasonings (except the oil). That really stretches out the recipe while cutting down on the total fat/calories per serving. I also add about half of a thinly sliced red onion (surprise surprise ;)). We use a lot less cheese too — just to keep it a little healthier.

I heard through the grapevine that tomorrow’s breakfast will include chocolate chip pancakes…. So it sounds like I need to hit the hay so it can hurry up and be breakfast time 😉

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I am a food blogger.

June 6, 2010 No Comments

A few months ago, I had no idea the world of food blogging existed! What I love most about blogging about food is that I now have a creative outlet in life. I get the opportunity to write about one of my greatest passions — FOOD — while simultaneously expressing my personal opinions and feelings. How awesome is that?

My boyfriend Jarrod posed a question that I found very interesting. He asked which came first — the food blogging world or the movie Julie and Julia? I must admit, prior to the movie I had never even considered starting a blog. I knew I was passionate about food, but I figured nobody in their right mind would be interested in reading a blog that was just about food. That is until I found a blog that was centered almost entirely on food and to which I was instantly enamored with. (Thank you Peanut Butter Fingers!) So I figured, what the heck. It doesn’t really matter if anyone else enjoys the blog — all that matters is that I enjoy the blog.

So here I am. A new blogger trying to find her way in this crazy blog world 🙂

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